OPT

This is a quick reminder to alumni currently on OPT with a 17-month STEM extension. Monday, August 8 is the last day to submit an application to USCIS to extend your 17-month extension to 24 months. To be eligible for the…

If you are graduating this Summer Trimester, please remember that Graduation Applications must be submitted by Monday, May 16. See details at http://www.franklin.edu/student-services/graduation-information. Applying for graduation is mandatory to graduate! If you are an F-1 student planning to apply for OPT…

Students who will be graduating at the end of the Summer Trimester – congratulations! If you are an F-1 student, use the time before Summer Trimester starts to prepare to apply for OPT. Review OISP’s new “Learn How to Navigate…

Information for F-1 students: OISP has developed a new resource to guide you through OPT processes. Whether you are considering OPT in the near future or will be ending your OPT soon, information and activities that may be helpful to…

OPT and STEM OPT Update for STEM students Please note: the following information is only relevant to students who are studying in our Information Technology or Computer Science programs at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Information on August…

Greetings, If you are an F-1 student graduating on May 22 now is still an excellent time to be applying for Optional Practical Training. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a work benefit that F-1 students can apply for, usually to…

Hello F-1 international students, If you are completing your degree requirements at the end of this current Fall 2014 semester now is the perfect time to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT). You can learn more about the process and…

Due to our New International Student Orientation, the OPT workshop scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday May 8, 2014, has been canceled. Please refer to the OPT section of this blog for OPT information. The next OPT workshop will be held in…